A spokesman for British Transport Police said: "Officers were called to Wanborough station after reports of a casualty on the tracks.

"Paramedics also attended however a person was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

"Officers are now working to identify the person and inform their family.

"This incident is not currently being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."

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Great Western Railway and South Western Railway services on the route were cancelled while emergency services were on the scene, with delays affecting passengers from Reading, Berkshire and Wokingham travelling towards Gatwick Airport and Guildford.

Replacement buses were put on during the disruption which lasted until around 2pm.